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Like many women aging alone, Eileen Kobrin worried that an accident could compromise her independence. Then, two years ago at age 71, the New Yorker fell while on vacation, breaking her left ankle, and her Caring Collaborative network sprang into action.

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States and more men and women die from heart disease than all other cancers combined. For the past fifty years, more women than men have died in this country from heart disease. Once a woman gets diagnosed with heart disease she will do worse and be more likely to die from it than a man. Why is this? What is the reason for this large discrepancy?

These two questions: “Did menopause make me fat?” and “What can I do to lose weight now that I am in menopause?” are among the most frequently asked questions in my practice. The answer to both of these questions is “It’s Complicated.”.